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Looking forward to doing this one! I'd put off listening to Hellfire in spite of the acclaim because I couldn't get into Cavalcade, so it's nice to have some motivation.

A few more words on my three poll choices, for those unfamiliar:

- Far East Suite is Ellington, the king of Big Band jazz, at his most ambitious and modern. Most of his best work preceded the album era, but this is a major exception. Simply put, an absolute master getting ambitious.

Blue Pepper: https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D-JkxuO6B8Bo

- Mingus Ah Um is kind of the opposite - a famously raucous, wild figure at his most accessible and catchy. Mingus was a genius arranger with a talent for creating some of the hardest jazz grooves of all time, and this all comes through here.

Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul: https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DJ0FcKOfRgvE

- Knee-Deep in the North Sea is your wild card option here. Almost certainly the most likely to attract non-jazz fans, this is a modern classic that has a very unusual, almost video game-like sound due to its heavy use of the hang drum. I love these guys, and so should you.

Zavodovski Island: https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DGvG_C6bV6es